Thirty Twenty Ten

Dec. 26-Jan. 1: All the newest words added to the dictionary, the Kennedy Center Honors before a certain someone got involved, R-rated stop-motion, grumpy painters, murderous tennis stars, our final recommendations for the year, and the end of a 10-year podcast journey through pop culture. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Dec. 19-25: Leslie Nielsen is undead, Jean-Claude Van Damme goes into overtime, Lemmon and Matthau are even grumpier, Angela Bassett's lighting cars on fire, Beavis and Butthead ruin Christmas, Johnny Knoxville is an Olympian, Jim Carrey's on a crime spree, Bodhi and Utah return, Leonardo DiCaprio is very cold, Will Smith fights football, Jennifer Lawrence mops up, Will Ferrell is a good stepdad, Downton Abbey closes its doors, and Mr. Rogers meets his ultimate destiny. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Dec. 12-18: Laurence Fishburne does Shakespeare, Alan Rickman is finally the good guy, Harrison Ford gets romantic, Bart gets a four-finger discount, Jeff Daniels gets divorced, The Producers gets Producered, another very Diane Keaton Christmas, Moral Orel is immoral, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey throw a party, Alvin and the Chipmunks hit the road, and we will not play board games because we don't want to be Jumanji'd. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Dec. 5- 11: Ian McKellen is an anti-hero, Kevin Bacon is a dog, the Father of the Bride is back, Seinfeld is sponge-worthy, The Simpsons perfect the clip show, big screen geishas and Narnias, George Clooney kills for oil, The Office does a Yankee swap, Adam Sandler heads to Netflix, and Chris Hemsworth takes to the sea. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Nov. 28-Dec. 4: South Park's Christmas origin, Andy Garcia is doing things in Denver, Jeff Bridges is Wild Bill, a ton of terrible Xmas specials, John Cusack's holiday heist, Oprah and Letterman beef, Spike Lee gets Greek, Superstore debuts and Bill Murray toasts Netflix. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Nov. 21-27: Robert De Niro runs Las Vegas, Wesley and Woody take the train, Johnny Depp is in real time, Keira Knightly has pride, Ryan Reynolds has friends, Rene Russo has too many kids, Daniel Radcliffe is Igor, the Good Dinosaur is just good, and the pope sings! All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Nov. 14-20: The Beatles reunite, Princess Di spills the tea, Michael Douglas is the fairytale president, Homer meets his mom, Robert Downey Jr. is the worst P.I., a very stoned Christmas Eve, Tom Hardy is twins, South Park is trapped in the closet, and a Christmas romance you won't see on the Hallmark Channel. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Nov. 7- 13: The highest rated E.R. ever, George Costanza loves bosco, Freddie Mercury's finale, 50 Cent tries movies, South Park sparks a hate crime against red heads, the Chilean miners get a film, Bryan Cranston is blacklisted, Diane Keaton just wants a perfect Christmas, and Bob and David are back…briefly. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Oct. 31-Nov. 6: Holly Hunter goes home for the holidays, Cindy Crawford: action star, Mr. Show brings poison s'mores, Homer dons a muumuu, George Clooney takes on McCarthy, Jake Gyllenhaal's a jarhead, The Boondocks brings the ruckus, Michael Keaton's in the spotlight, the best Peanuts movie, the Evil Dead return, and no soup for you! All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Oct. 24-30: Sigourney Weaver hunts a killer, Disney hires a predator, ermagerd there's Goosebumps on TV, Jigsaw returns for the first time, the White Sox end the curse, Nicolas Cage hits the target, Martin Scorsese loves Dylan, Sandra Bullock has a crisis, Bradley Cooper is burnt, and Quebec stays Canadian (le Québec reste Canadien). All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Oct. 17- 23: John Travolta gets shorty, Charlize Theron gets mining, Kurt Russell fights cannibals, Colbert brings truthiness to America, Neon Genesis finally arrives, Bill Murray rocks the Kasbah, the world cries out for a Jem and the Holograms movie, the Simpsons actually have a Halloween, and Back to the Future Day brings no flying cars. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Oct. 10-16: No Doubt brings ska to the masses, Jack Black has goosebumps, Demi Moore destroys classic literature, Mad TV aims high, Keira Knightley is a bounty hunter, squids take over Adult Swim, Idris Elba goes to Netflix, Guillermo del Toro gets gothic, Tom Hanks goes to East Berlin, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's opening number. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Oct. 3-9: The Juice is loose, Nicole Kidman is to die for, the Hughes Bros. rob a bank, Wishbone makes reading fun, Al Pacino gambles, Rome can't afford a battle, the Steve Jobs movie you actually should watch, Super Mario World gets annoying, and Robert Redford returns to journalism. All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Sept. 26-Oct. 2: Oasis goes (champagne) supernova, Bon Jovi paints houses, Michael Myers is cursed, might and magic run their course, Philip Seymour Hoffman is the original true-crime fan, Paul Walker goes diving, Viggo Mortensen has a history, President Geena Davis, the Wicked Witch's backstory, Joseph Gordon-Levitt takes to the air, and Emily Blunt fights cartels. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Sept. 19-25: Everyone swoons over Colin Firth, Clerks meets Breakfast Club, JAG takes flight, Johnny Depp marries a corpse, Jodie Foster has a bad flight, Jason Lee tries to redeem himself, minds get criminal, the hatch is opened, the worst gay-rights movie, Robert De Niro in unpaid, and America invades Canada. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Sept. 12-18: Drew Carey gets a job, we learn who shot Mr. Burns, Angus scores one for the little guy, Harvey Keitel clocks in, Nicolas Cage is a lord, Reese Witherspoon is a ghost, gangster Johnny Depp, and we learn for the hundredth time while climbing Everest is a bad idea. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Sept. 5-11: Freakazoid runs amuck, the Bible gets a spinoff, Oprah breaks into a million little pieces, Naruto stars its long, long run, Jason Sudeikis is a sex addict, Pinky and the Brain do the same thing they do every night, Hayden Christensen is declared dead, M. Night goes on a visit, and Eugene Levy: action star. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Aug. 29-Sept. 4: Xena's adventure begins, an animated film 30 years in the making, buying junk on the internet gets easier, the last time Kanye was right, Christopher Walken is an angel, the world's dirtiest joke, Ralph Fiennes goes to Africa, Prison Break gets locked up, Robert Redford goes for a walk, Aqua Teens are no longer number one in the hood, JR sings and Diana freaks out and tries to fight God and the former head of FEMA. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Aug. 22-28: Scott Bakula is a magic detective, Patricia Arquette and Owen Wilson are both in danger in Southeast Asia, an internet remix goes to Isengard, Matt Damon and Heath Ledger fight fairy tales, Peppa Pig warms our hearts, spooky caves are spooky, Narcos and Fear the Walking Dead debut, and like all men, we talk about Rome way too much. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Aug. 15- 21: Who is Keyser Söze, Stephen Colbert's first show, Rachel McAdams has a bad flight, the Babysitter's Club goes big, an animated pigeon war movie, Jesse Eisenberg is a better hitman than Agent 47, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen make documentaries, the best country song ever, MTV gives up on rap, and the Six Feet Under finale makes at least one host cry on air. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Aug. 8-14: Aeon Flux flexes, Werner Herzog goes to Alaska, Keanu makes wine, Deuce Bigalow returns, Pamela Anderson gets roasted, NWA hits the big screen, RIP Jerry Garcia, and Edward Burns — did you know he's Irish? All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Aug. 1-7: Babe wins our hearts, Denzel goes virtual, Daniel Stern goes to camp, Amy Adams begins, inside the Playboy Mansion, a girl gets a dragon tattoo, Jason Bateman gets a bad gift, and It's Always Sunny is tasteless for the very first time. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

July 25-31: Sandra Bullock fights the internet, John Cusack loves dogs, Jamie Foxx cashes in, Ed Helms takes a vacation, Wet Hot American Summer gets a prequel, Cicely, Alaska, closes up shop, and Danny Glover drops an elephant. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

July 18-24: Steve Buscemi makes an indie movie, Free Willy gets free-er, the Real World hits the road, penguins are on the march, Rob Zombie's rejects, Billy Bob coaches little league, Michael Bay is a clone, Jake Gyllenhaal gets in the ring, and the best game for dating pigeons. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

July 11-17: Windows 95 starts up, Hugh Grant makes a bit of a mistake, Frank Oz adapts a classic, weddings are crashed, San Andreas spills its coffee, Johnny Depp's got a golden ticket, Snape kills Dumbledore on page 574, Ian McKellen's game is afoot, Amy Schumer is a trainwreck, Andy Samberg plays tennis and Bojack's back. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

July 4-10: TLC gives boating advice, aliens get sexy, Richard Gere's at the round table, Jennifer Connelly gets wet, Chris Evans is flaming, a reality-show dynasty begins, Jared from Subway is busted, and the Minions get a billion bananas. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

June 27-July 3: Judge Dredd is the law, Leprechaun goes to Vegas, Martin Lawrence coaches, the other Bennifer is born, male entertainers go on a road trip, TV gets gay, Anne Rice gets devilish, and The State dips its balls for the last time. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

June 20-26: Julianne Moore is allergic, the biggest artwork ever, Reddit gets a thumbs up, Nicole Kidman is a terrible witch, Lindsay Lohan gets a magic car, Dwayne Johnson balls, Jon Stewart leaves (the first time), and Mr. Robot fights Evil Corp. All this and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

June 13-19: The greatest break-up album of all time, people stop running around the market for prizes, the 10th Doctor appears, Hilary Duff catfishes her mother, Jeb! asks you to clap, Cersei does the walk of shame, and we'll never think of golden escalators the same. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

June 6-12: Parker Posey is an It Girl, Ernie Hudson saves Congo, Jurassic Park finally opens, Harvey Keitel smokes, yacht rock is born, Shark Boy fights Mr. and Mrs. Smith, TNT does their biggest western yet, a teen weepie, and why is there a Honeymooners movie? All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week.

Both McCarthy's rise, a talking dog, Pants that travel, Entourage AND Community's thrilling conclusion. All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago.  Support us on Patreon, get more stuff: https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

May 23-29: Keanu's a human hard drive, Tales from the Hood, a friendly ghost, Dr. Katz can see you now, Adam Sandler plays football (again), Lost opens the hatch, Bradley Cooper says Aloha, and Tom Cruise couch jumps. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

May 16-22: Mr. Burns gets shot, French weirdness, Billy Crystal plays basketball, The Critic cancelation stinks, another Exorcist prequel, CSI is buried alive, Raymond's love lost, George Clooney tries to make the future better, and Top 10 reasons we miss David Letterman. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

May 9-15: Hugh Grant goes up a hill, another talking pig, Stephen King's worst, Sega's big fail, Jet Li is unleashed, Will Ferrell kicks it, Enterprise is scuttled, the Bellas are back, it was Agatha Christie all along, W's close call, and we finally see Shelbyville. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

May 2-8: Matlock rests his case, Jurassic Park crushes TV, Jimmy Smits is family, Leroy Jenkins is the hero we deserve, Paris Hilton dies, Gwen Stefani is bananas, Arnold's best acting, and 2/3rds of 9 to 5 comes to Netflix. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

April 25-May 1: Evil blond kids, Tarantino loves Top Gun, Chuck Norris gets a dog, Danny Boyle makes millions, Sealab explodes for the last time, hitchhiking the galaxy, fusilli Jerry, and Family Guy's triumphant return. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

April 18-24: Leo plays basketball, David Caruso gets the kiss of death, Sandra Bullock becomes a star, Psychonauts go forth, Father Ted deserves better than its creator, there's a new pope (again), Nicole Kidman interprets, the Enterprise has a goatee, everyone's mad at Turkey, Michael Scott dribbles and domestic terrorists are jerks. All that and more from 30, 20 and 10 years ago this week.

Kids in the Hall and Justified conclude (for the first time), Pan Anderson's sitcom, multiple Mortal Kombats, and Pauly Shore's last stand. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Goofy gets A Movie (title TBA), the BEST EVER Jimmy Fallon movie, a modern sc-fi classic, one of The Simpsons best musical moments, one of Hollywood's biggest disasters of the entire 2000s, MTV's greatest animated feat, and Game of Thrones saves streaming. All this and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Robert Rodrigieuz most faithful comic adaptation, Michael Scott at his absolute worst, Fast and the Furious' greatest interquel concludes, and sadly, Chris Farley's greatest work ever. All that and more this week, 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

The American Office debuts, as does Sliders. Kathy Bates gets a psuedo Stephen King sequel, Damon Wayans channels Charleton Heston, Kevin Hart hardens Will Ferrell, Fox slides some an underdog sci-fi classic onto network TV, a forgotten CG movie, and ERMEGERD BLURDBURNE! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Candyman, The Ring and Divergent get sequels, The Simpsons head to the future, Glee takes a bow, and Community heads into its pre-movie final season!  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

March 7-13: That movie you watched in 2020, Siskel and Ebert give The Critic thumbs down, Wonder Shozen confuses kids, one of the best episodes of ER, Bruce Willis and Liam Neeson are adequate, Adam Sandler and his stupid shoes, the forgotten live-action Disney and slow horror. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Jay Sherman comes to Springfield, Netflix's best comedy debuts, Chappie drops the ball, John Travolta is so cool he's cold, a wonderfully enjoyable Stephen King adaptation, and Vin Diesel makes his requisite kids family film.  Support us: https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

The other famous Avatar, Frasier's retcon, Tyler Perry makes it happen, one of the best made-for-TV movies ever made, Wes Craven's most Cursed movie, and the Pawnee Parks Dept wraps it up! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Adult Swim's longest running show, a very meta Brady movie, Keanu Reeves forgotten superhero movie, and Cartoon Network's wonderful public pilot program! All that and more 30, 20 and 10 years ago! https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Will Smith get's Hitched, Breaking Saul, Dawn of the Sandman, sexy sex on the bigscreen, Sam Raimi's forgotten western, the best comic book movie with no comic book and MOAR POOH! All that and more, this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Happy Groundhog Day! You don't get the movie, but Hollywood tackles genocide, Spongebob sells out, Bart sees a comet, and the Wachowskis tackle Jupiter! All that and more this week 30, 20, and 10 years ago!  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

The Before trilogy begins and Highlander's trilogy concludes, Robert De Niro does something different, say goodbye to SNICK, and Clint Eastwood's very costly baby.  https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime

Lucasfilm's final fumble, Jackie Chan conquers the West, a culty Gen X classic, one last massive morsel of Venture Bros for the year(s), and Johnny Depp is trying too hard. All that an more on our journey back 30, 20, and 10 years ago! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lasertime